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: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the 28th meeting of foreign ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member countries will be convened in the holy city of Mashhad next week.
Monday 25 November 2024 - 23:00
Story Code : 431883
Source : Press TV
Iran to host ‘important’ ECO foreign ministers' meeting in Mashhad: Foreign Ministry spokesman
He added that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will chair the meeting.
He noted that the ECO plays a leading role in bolstering economic cooperation among the countries in the region.
Baghaei added that the ECO is one of the oldest economic cooperation arrangements among developing countries with the promotion of regional economic development on its agenda.
The Iranian spokesperson said the Islamic Republic will hold ECO rotating chairmanship in 2024.
The ECO meeting in Mashhad will be the second ministerial meeting of an international organization hosted by Iran in the past six months.
In June 2024, Iran hosted the 19th Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) meeting with the participation of foreign ministers and senior officials from 33 member countries.
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